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Release 0.8, 02.08.1995 by Thomas Engel (tomi@shinto.nbg.sub.org)
The PostScriptHelper application
ATTENTION..you need gnutar and gzip to unpack this package.
This is a frontend to the psselect command. It will allow you to extract odd/even pages from a PostScript document by using a really simple
interface.
I do appologize for not having completed the documentation in the
style I use to do it. That's mainly because I had to finish this
release right before leaving for a long trip to the USA.
It maily is a hacked up MPEGHelper (available soon) which has been
converted to the PSHelper within 4 hours (right before I had to leave for
my flight to the USA/ObjectWorld).
So please read the online help and the included manual pages to
find out about the underlying pstools.
The handling of the frontend should be quite simple. Open a file, choose
the tools and start the conversion. Thats it.
Future version will include more tools and more settings. If you need to recompile the application you will need the psutils sources too. This release
only includes a binary version of the psselect command to keep the package
small.
The Package
Version 0.8 comes in a package that includes:
- PostScriptHelper.app. A FAT binary for NeXT, Intel, HP and Sparc hardware.
- Online help...minimal
- Full sourcecode for the frontend (NOT the psutils).
- Some documentation.
On where to find the latest releases please see the 'About this Project'
section.
About this Project
The latest version of this application will be available at the
ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de, ftp.informatik.uni-muenchen.de or
ftp.cs.orst.edu anonymous ftp servers. There is a WWW page were you
can find out more about the status of this...and all the other projects
I'm working on:
http://wwwcip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/user/tsengel/
Projects/Projects.html
Compiling
This version includes all the source code necessary to recompile the
program from scratch. You might need to get the MiscKit project
(Version 1.5.0 or higher) from the archives.
For more details on the MiscKit collection see the common NeXT ftp
servers, get the Objective-C or NeXT FAQs or take a look at the
EduSteps developer area:
http://www.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/eduStep/Developer/Kits/
MiscKit/MiscKit.html
If you would like to submit something to this collection you should
contact the current maintainer: Don Yacktman <Don_Yacktman@byu.edu>
In Case of Trouble
If you have any questions you can contact me.
Thomas Engel
Neptunstr. 9
D-90522 Oberasbach
Germany
E-mail: tsengel@cip.informatik.uni-erlangen.de
tomi@shinto.nbg.sub.org
(NeXTMail welcome)
Warranty and copyright
Copyleft
All source code is distributed under the GNU General Public License.
This does not apply to the ObjectWare used, which most likely comes
with its own licensing rules (e.g. code that belongs to the MiscKit
project).
You are free to extend and modify this application. But don't
redistribute a modified version under the same name unless I gave you
the permission. I don't want to have different, confusingly
incompatible versions running around the world.
Anyway...comments are highly appreciated.
No Warranty
This software is provided 'as is' and the programmer is not
responsible for any harm this program may cause. You - the user - are
responsible for everything that may happen to your business,
hardware, software, car, CD collection or what ever may be worth your
attention or money. Using this product is at your own risk and your
private fun.
There should be no serious bugs inside but remember that a
carbon-based unit did the coding.
Travelware
Like all my projects this app is free and should be considered as travelware.
1. Let it travel to as many people as you know.
2. Send me an E-mail or postcard if you use it. I will try to
keep you informed about new releases.
3. If you have a free bed or some free space on your floor...give
me a hint. I might come and visit you on my next trip to the
US...locations on Hawaii, near Seattle or WhistlerMnt. (Canada)
preferred.
Enjoy it.
Tomi
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